My experience writing this week’s reflections itself feels so meta for this week’s inspirations.

In what way?

Well, what you are reading is not what I originally wrote, was not my initial vision for how I thought I would write about the celestial landscape of the week.

I originally undertook another approach but as I was writing, I realized that it would end up being too long and winding, and so I adapted. I searched for a new way to communicate. I changed up my approach and moved the proverbial furniture (of my prose) around.

This encouragement to not stay committed to a structure that may be tried and true but in the moment doesn’t actually fit the bill of the here/now seems to reflect the invitation of this week’s Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction. So while this happens-only-once-every-thirteenish-year alignment is big news for the week, instead of discussing it in detail here, I decided to create a brief stand-alone missive focusing on it.

The reason being is that that celestial occurrence it offers us a significant clarion call for change, and while it’s Stay Bouncy! invitation feels like a stellar creative (and stress reducing) strategy, it turns out that the cosmic curriculum of this week also features a lot of other activities. That said, throughout this piece, I offer numerous reference to my Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction piece so that you can readily refer to it.

OK, so what else is happening against this backdrop, one that encourages us to shake up the way we perceive things and relate with our inner sense of security?

On Monday, we have the Mercury/Chiron Conjunction in Aries. Given that Chiron played such a strong role in last week’s Solar Eclipse, it seems like we may be able to better understand and put into words the new beginnings we sense are emerging for us (and the world at large). As later in the week (Sunday, to be exact), Chiron meets up with Venus, we may also be able to further see the value inherent in the new chapter that is unfolding. Given that Venus in Aries also makes a union with the North Node this week, championing for what we believe to have true worth—including ourselves—may captivate our attention.

Later this week, we experience the annual shift from Aries to Taurus Season. While the Sun is still in the fiery, activated sign of Aries, we may feel exceptionally connected to a desire to fight for what lights us up. Bursts of energy and perhaps bursts of anger may pepper the scene. As the Sun shifts into sensual and grounded Taurus on Friday, a slowing down may stream in, as may a reminder of our connection with the earth, with nature, with pleasure and luxury, and with the importance of rituals and routines.

Shortly after this, the Sun squares Pluto, a stirring alignment that seems to beg us (poetically speaking) to dig deep, plunge below the surface, see the value of honesty, and seek hidden treasures. Buried feelings—let alone intense ones such as grief, fear, and sorrow—may emerge; making space for being with them rather than taking the avenue of avoidance feels like a calling we will want to heed.

All said, between the Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction, the dance of planets coming together in Aries, and the Sun/Pluto Square, this week may be poignant and provocative. It’s a time of powerful learning, one that feels like it can help us to gain more inner strength, fortitude, and integrity, deepening and widening our capacity to live life fully. As always, I feel like the resources that we have available to guide and support us through this include the treasures that are our communities as well as the empathy and love that live within us and connect us to all around us.

xxStephanie

Astrological Highlights

April 15: Mercury/Chiron Conjunction
April 17: Venus/North Node Conjunction
April 19: Sun enters Taurus; Mercury/Venus Conjunction; Mars/Jupiter Sextile; Mars/Uranus Sextile
April 20: Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
April 21: Sun/Pluto Square; Venus/Chiron Conjunction

All days reflect Eastern Daylight Time (- 4 hours GMT)

Astrological Insights: April 15 - 21, 2024